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Grad students, need help managing your research? UCSB Library is offering a workshop on Zotero, a popular open source citation manager. Learn how Zotero can help you efficiently collect and organize your research, create bibliographies, collaborate with your colleagues, streamline your research process, and more. This workshop will be offered twice in February. Sign up today to reserve your spot.

UCSB graduate students and postdocs are invited to join us again for a new career development course! It is free of charge and will help you explore alternative careers to academia. This is essentially a “career class” where you will get individualized feedback, insider information on how to best sell your skills and network with the right people. This free 6-week course runs from Feb 15 - April 2 and is self-paced, asynchronous, engaging, and will help hold you accountable for you to finally make progress on your career goals. Apply by February 10!

Join Erik Williams, OISS' International Student Programs Coordinator, and Ranjani Atur, Graduate Funding Peer Advisor, for an open-ended workshop where you can get all your questions about visas and funding answered.

Doing your taxes? Sign up now for our financial literacy workshop on February 17th to learn about resources, credits, and deductions for graduate students. Read on to learn more!

Are you interested in being an educator at an independent school in SoCal? Register for the Third Annual Southern California Diversity Recruiting Fair! Nearly 50 independent schools in Los Angeles and 2 placement organizations are participating this year. Last day to register is Friday, February 5, 2021.

Have you been meaning to update your resume but don't have the time? Do you want to learn how to stand out from the crowd? Join us for this online workshop on February 16th to learn tips and techniques that will help you craft and strategically target your resume. Use the time to actually workshop and update your resume with expert help.

United Way of Santa Barbara County is pleased to offer several assistance programs and grants to members of the UCSB, Goleta, and Santa Barbara communities. Check to see if you are eligible!

Have you considered continuing your research interests in the medical field? Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) offers a wide range of opportunities for postdoctoral fellows to learn collaboratively across various specialties at a premier medical institution. Find an opportunity today!

Join us for Lunch & Learn, where you'll have the chance to socialize with other grad students and hear talks by students in Linguistics and Computer Science. While we won't be able to share pizza in person, all attendees will be entered into a raffle to win a $15 Target gift card.

To learn more about the academic culture and teaching opportunities in the California State University (CSU) system, the Graduate Division recently hosted a discussion with CSU faculty members. The panelists discussed the life of a professor at these campuses, which includes teaching small classes, meeting the needs of diverse students, and including undergraduate students in your research. Read on to access a recording of the panel!

Do you need to look your best for an upcoming job talk, online presentation, interview, or other online event? Check out this special guide on how to film from home using the equipment you already own. Read on to download the guide!

The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) empowers students to take direct action and come up with innovative solutions to solve our environmental problems. Grants typically range between $1,000 up to as much as $50,000. Don’t miss the chance to fund your campus green project! Applications are due Friday, February 5th, 2021.

UCSB's Office of Undergraduate Education is seeking a graduate student assistant for Spring Quarter 2021 to provide logistical and technological support in order to develop a new online course, INT W120: Transferring to the Research University. The position pays $25 per hour. Read on for more details!

Curious how to teach your sections without disregarding current events? Wondering how to bring your authentic self to your teaching practices and how this creates a better learning environment for your students? In this workshop on Feb 3rd, they will discuss embodied teaching, a type of teaching pedagogy that can include techniques to integrate bodies of knowledge beyond the immediate scope of your lesson plans. Read on to learn more!

Employers are interested in more than your degree or field of research, they care about how your qualifications match what they need. Graduate students need to show their experience effectively so that employers will listen. Join us on February 10th for this workshop where we will teach you how to talk about your work in order to demonstrate that you have transferable and relevant skills for the job.